The Genomics of Selfing in Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays): Catching Purging in the Act
Kyria Roessler, Aline Muyle, Concepción M. Díez, Garren R. J. Gaut, Alexandros Bousios, Michelle C. Stitzer, Danelle K. Seymour, John Doebley, Qingpo Liu, Brandon S. Gaut
The paper investigates purging dynamics in selfed maize lines, finding increased homozygosity and genome size reduction due to purging of deleterious variants and transposable elements.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2019 · PreprintGenomics